Geometric Distribution

The geometric distribution describes the number of Bernoulli trials which must be conducted before a trial results in a success.

Profile

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Characteristics
p	The probability of a successful trial	A float > 0 and < 1

Range

From zero to the point where P(x) approaches zero

Functions

Properties

Random Number Generation

Follow the link to the section on random number generation which describes a general method for deriving random numbers from discrete distributions.

Parameter Estimation - Matching Moments

The MM equation for p is derived from re-arranging the definition of the mean